Musical game



W. L. HOFER.

MUSICAL GAME.

(No Model.)

Patented Jan. 22, 1884.

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gNVENIOR WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

\VILLLUI I1. IIOFER, OF MANHATTAX, KAXSAS.

MUSICAL GAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 292,312, dated January 22, 1884.

Application filed December 15, 1883. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it 71204 concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM L. HOFER, a citizen of the United States, resident at Manhattan, in the count-y of Riley and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Music Games; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of this invention, and is a perspective view of a block with musical signs upon it. Fig. 2 is a top View; and Figs. 3, 4, and5 are top views with different notes and other signs upon them.

This invention has relation to games; andit consists in providing cards, blocks, or other movable pieces with marks designating notes and rests of music, varying in quantity, all as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, the letters a, Z2, 0, d. and 0 represent blocks or cards having printed thereon, respectively, musical notes or rests of different quantity. Upon the card a, for instance, is printed or otherwise marked the whole note E of the bass; upon the card I) the half-note B of the treble; upon the cards 0 and (1. respectively, quarternotes D and E of the treble and bass; upon the cards 0 and g half-rests, and upon the remaining cards of the set or game other notes and rests, as many as may be found convenient for the purposes of the game.

The object of the gameis to facilitate learning the notes and rests, and their quantities;

and it may be played by two or more persons in the following manner: The cards or blocks are distributed, a number agreed upon before hand,to each player, while the remainder are left to form a pool. The player having a whole note expresses it upon the table, and it counts him one. He then has the next play, and places a note or rest upon the table calling its name usually at the same time. The next player then endeavors to play a note or rest of the required quantityto make up,when added to the quantity of the note played by the first player, a whole note, in which case he counts one. If he cannot do this, he can play a note or rest which will make a less quantity than a whole note, leaving it to the next player to complete the quantity of a whole note or rest, by playing the fractional note or rest required. \Vhen any player has no note or rest of proper quantity to play, he may be allowed to draw from the pool.

The manner of playing the game may be varied. Sometimes it may be desirable to print upon the cards or blocks of the game the different signatures and time-marks, and in playing a note-card the variety of time or the key expressed thereon, or both, may be named.

\Vhat I claim, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is

The game consisting of the movable cards or pieces a b a, printed or marked with notes and rests of music, varying in quantity, and adapted to serve as implements of play, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

YVILLIAM L. IIOFER.

Witnesses:

SOPHRONIUS V. LEE, ARTHUR T. BLAIN.

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